The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 341
Before dawn on the second day, Wang Xifeng, Ping'er and others sent Jia Lian out respectfully.

In front of the horse shed in Dongkuayuan, seeing Jia Lian get on the horse, Wang Xifeng's tears still fell after holding back for a long time.

In order not to make a fool of herself in front of the servants, she forced herself to be stern, and said to Zhao'er and the entourage: "Be more careful outside, and remind you of the things your second master didn't think about.

Protect your second master well. After returning safely, everyone will have a big reward! "

Zhao'er and Zhang Yong immediately slapped their chests when they heard the words.

Some of them, Zhang Yong, knelt down on one knee and swore with family etiquette: "Second Mistress, don't worry, as long as we have one life left, we will definitely protect the safety of Second Master.

Anyone who wants to hurt the second master has to step over our corpses.

Swear to protect the second master! "

Except for Zhang Yong and the others, there were two rows of soldiers beside them, all of whom were complete recruits.

Seeing the arrogance and status of Zhang Yong, Feng Fei and others after Jia Lian sent troops back, at this moment, everyone was very excited.

So when they saw Zhang Yong and others acting like this, they immediately knelt down in unison and said loudly, "I swear to protect the second master to the death!!"

They were all young and full of vigor, and they suddenly roared in unison, quite overwhelming.

The sound spread far away, and I don't know how many people who were still sleeping in the two houses were awakened.

Wang Xifeng was also a little shocked by the scene in front of him.Fortunately, he was full of concentration, and he didn't show timidity.

I was secretly surprised, how these bastards who used to eat and wait to die, how come after he became a soldier under his men, they all changed a lot.

Seeing their high fighting spirit and the fact that she was the only one kneeling down, Wang Xifeng suddenly felt an indescribable joy in his heart.

Sure enough, this is the status and reputation that a general's wife should have.

Look at Qingwen and the others next to her, how about being favored in normal times?At this moment, he could only stand aside in a well-behaved manner, watching eagerly as she accepted the gift from Jia Lian's personal guards.

Not to mention them, even Mrs. Xing is completely unable to match her brilliance at this moment.Just now, he was taken aback and couldn't help taking a step back.

Fortunately, I am not like her, otherwise wouldn't Jia Lian be ashamed?
"Okay, get on your horse and get ready to go."

Following Jia Lian's order, everyone got up and mounted their horses in one go, and soon became a small team of cavalry.

Jia Lian bowed his hands to Mrs. Xing, and nodded with Wang Xifeng and the others. He had already said what he had to say, so he stopped talking, reined in his horse, turned around, and drove out of Dongkua courtyard.

Afterwards, twenty or thirty riders followed one after another.The horses stepped on the long street, bringing out the roar of horseshoes.

This voice spread into Ningguo Mansion.

In the brightly lit bedroom, You Shi, who got up early because he couldn't sleep, stroked his slightly swollen belly with one hand, feeling the fresh breath inside, and murmured:
"Be sure to come back early, we are all waiting for you..."

……

The princess's marriage is a major diplomatic plan, which is enough to attract the attention of the ruling and opposition parties, and even the whole country celebrates.

Before the Meridian Gate, a huge wedding platform had already been built.

All the rehearsals for etiquette, music, and related personnel for envoys and relatives were in their positions under the arrangement of Honglu Temple.

At exactly the right time, the ministers of civil and military affairs, and the honored relatives of the clan all came to line up, making the scene even more grand, majestic, and spectacular.

After a while, the princes also came slowly under the leadership of the prince.

Beside the prince, apart from the third prince, fourth prince and his close followers who usually stay by his side, there is also a tall young man with a hulking back.

Looking at his appearance, he can be regarded as handsome, which is in line with the aesthetics of the Central Plains people.Just judging from his slightly awkward demeanor, and the hair between his head and face, which is obviously more than that of the Central Plains people, all the people present who saw it guessed that this was probably the third prince of Navala.

Also, the one who will marry the eldest princess and embrace the beauty.

Because of this, many young people looked at him with faint hostility.

Jia Lian glanced at it, then looked away.

Unexpectedly, after the prince led Prince Wala to chat in front of him for a while, he turned his eyes towards the sending mission.

The focus naturally fell on Jia Lian who was the leader.

Then the prince came over with Prince Wala and others.

"I have seen His Royal Highness."

Seeing the prince approaching, Jia Lian straightened his posture and saluted first.

The crown prince nodded, then turned his head and introduced to Prince Wala next to him: "This is our famous talent in Great Wei, the second-rank Zhenyuan General Jia Lian. He is also on this trip and is responsible for escorting my Princess Great Wei and the envoys who are close to Wala. "

"This is the third prince of the Vala Royal Court." The prince introduced another word to Jia Lian.

"So it's General Jia, I've admired him for a long time."

This Prince Wala is half a head taller than Jia Lian, and he looks oppressive.

But he was very humble and even enthusiastic. After hearing the prince's introduction, he rushed to salute Jia Lian with fists before Jia Lian.

"I don't dare... to meet the third prince." Jia Lian bowed back with cupped fists.But he couldn't help but look carefully at the eyes of Prince Wala.

In all fairness, if he wanted to make this trip go smoothly, he should have gone to see the Prince of Oara earlier.

It's not for flattery, it's just for coordination on the road, and we should get to know each other first.

However, like the majority of young talents, he has a natural hostility towards this Prince Oara.

What's more, Jia Lian knew that Prince Wala could speak Chinese and seemed to be quite resourceful. In the past few months since he came to Beijing, he has gained quite a good reputation!

In this way, Jia Lian naturally wouldn't doubt at all that this Prince Wala might know that Princess Zhaoyang almost married him.

Thinking about it in another way, this prince of Oala probably doesn't have a good impression of him either.

He didn't go to see him, and the prince of Wala seemed to be culturally incomprehensible, so he didn't mean to contact him at all.

Therefore, it was not until today that he met the Prince of Oara for the first time.

"I just talked to the third prince and realized that he hasn't met you, so I specially introduced you two.

This trip is high and the road is long, and the two of you have to coordinate and take care of each other. After my great Wei and Wala get married smoothly and form an alliance forever, both of you will be the biggest contributors! "

The prince said with a smile.

Jia Lian responded respectfully, and Prince Wala also nodded with a smile.Due to time constraints, at this time, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites had already walked to the stage with a long manuscript and prepared to sing praises, so the parties just said a few polite words and then walked away.

The Minister of Rites preached that the emperor of the Great Wei Dynasty was enlightened and martial, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, the country was vast and the army was strong, and marriage with Wala was a life and death agreement. It is meaningless to say that there is no regret for a hundred years.

Only a very small number of people heard the impassioned expression and looked excited.

After more than half an hour of emaciation, the Minister of Rites ended his speech amidst the curses in the hearts of countless people.

After waiting for an unknown amount of time, the emperor finally appeared.

After the cumbersome etiquette, a eunuch recruited Jia Lian to come on stage.

"My minister, I greet Your Majesty."

"Be flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Jia Lian stood up and saw Emperor Ningkang who was sitting on the dragon chair standing up and walking down slowly.

Jia Lian's expression became more respectful.

Emperor Ningkang looked Jia Lian up and down, and when he saw his tall and handsome figure and his elegant and heroic posture, he secretly sighed.

Sure enough, my big Wei man looked pleasing to the eye, just now Prince Wala came up to visit him as a prospective son-in-law, which really made him a little uncomfortable.

If this boy hadn't disobeyed the Queen Mother's order, he would have been my son-in-law by now!

After all, the matter has come to an end, Emperor Ningkang straightened his face, and said in a deep voice: "This trip, the safety of the princess is in your hands.

You must deliver Zhaoyang safely to the royal court of Vala! "

"The humble minister leads the decree, and will definitely live up to His Majesty's trust!"

Nodding his head, Emperor Ningkang turned and walked back, and waved slightly to Dai Quan who was beside him.

Dai Quan understood, and sang loudly: "Give the second-class Zhenyuan General, Jia Lian, the envoy to send off relatives, and Shang Fang's sword~~"

Following Dai Quan's voice, a little eunuch hooked his body, bent over, and presented a beautifully made sword.

Jia Lian didn't have time to take a closer look, took it with both hands, held it to the top of his head, and bowed to Emperor Ningkang again: "Minister Jia Lian, thank you Your Majesty, and I will definitely live up to Your Majesty's long grace!"

The legendary Shangfang sword has finally arrived.

Although this thing was not a rare item in ancient times.For example, according to the regulations of this dynasty, all imperial envoys who go out of Beijing to handle special affairs will basically receive a sword representing imperial power from Shang Fangsi.

According to the different standards of the sword, the authority is different.

The one in his hand is only quite satisfactory, it is far from the legendary level of beating up the stunned emperor and beheading greedy ministers.

However, for some reason, even if he is holding this thing in his hand, it is like holding the supreme imperial power.Most of the worries in my heart about this trip to Valla disappeared at once!

Although a thing is dead, what it bestows is supreme authority.

Returning to the mission with the Shangfang sword bestowed by the emperor, Jia Lian could clearly see that the eyes of the people around him were different.

envy?envious?fear?

Nor can they be discussed one by one.

Everything is ready, the time has come, and the sheng, xiao, and drums are playing.

The crowd looked at the sound.

A grand and magnificent phoenix chariot with eight treasures and pearls, both exceeding one foot in length and width, slowly drove out from the middle gate.

Before and after it is a long guard of honor.

The guard of honor is composed of a large number of court ladies and eunuchs.Some of them held banners, some presented treasured fans, some held pots of gold, and some carried boxes and cages.

When Feng Nian passed by the stage, he paused.

It seems to be preparing to give Princess Zhaoyang inside the veil a chance to say goodbye to her father at last.

She didn't come down.

This made many people who tried to take a last look at His Royal Highness Zhaoyang's golden face deeply regretted.

……

The streets leading from the imperial city to the west gate are strictly controlled by soldiers and horses.

Only on both sides of the road, a very narrow site is left for the people in Beijing to watch the ceremony.

The marriage of the princess is a rare event in ten years, so everyone who knew about it went to the place they must pass early, found a good place, and watched the excitement.

Even those who didn't know at first, and heard such a big movement, they all followed to make fun of it.

Jia Lian led thousands of soldiers and horses to clear the way, not far from the imperial city, what he saw was a crowd of people.

Not only the two sides of the street, but also the attic next to it and the high point in the distance. I don’t know how many pairs of eyes are watching and cheering.

Jia Lian couldn't see all kinds of figures at a glance, and thought, maybe the sisters in the family and his own women were among them, right?
Unfortunately, he couldn't find them all one by one.

As an envoy to send off relatives, he needs to maintain the best posture and etiquette at this moment.

At the city gate, the team rested temporarily.

The prince waited for a group of people who sent off his relatives, and they only sent them here.

On the contrary, the fourth prince, with a group of personal guards of the palace, dressed lightly and obediently, obviously obtained the emperor's permission to send them out of the capital.

As for where he was going to be sent, even Jia Lian didn't know.

The fourth prince didn't seem to be in a good mood, and he wasn't smiling as usual, so Jia Lian didn't make fun of himself in the past.

……

"I'm coming!"

On the outskirts of Xicheng, a familiar hillside.

Zhi'er opened his eyes wide, looking straight in the direction of the capital.

Suddenly, dense spots appeared on the avenue in the distance, and there were more and more spots, and there was the faint sound of music, Zhizhi'er shouted excitedly.

Behind her, on the slightly flat ground, was a low wooden table.

There is an incense burner on the table, and a few scattered treasures of the study.

Facing south, the little maid held a paper umbrella.

Under the umbrella, there is a woman who is as clean and flawless as beautiful jade.She sat at the table, holding a pen, and frowned to paint the landscape in front of her.

It was Miaoyu.

Because she knew that Jia Lian would leave Beijing from this place today, she had brought her attendants here since dawn.

It's boring to wait, but when I see the sunrise here is very beautiful, I ordered my servants to go back to the Muni courtyard to get pens, inks, papers and inkstones.

It's a pity that even if the little maidservant and the others broke their legs, when the things were brought back, most of the beautiful scenery had already dissipated.

I have no choice but to turn to describe the pastoral scenery in the north.

I have already painted several pictures, but I am not satisfied with the refinement of my nature.

Zheng frowned slightly, when she heard Zhizhi'er's announcement, she immediately put down her pen and stood up from the stool.

As soon as he stepped out of the shadow range of the paper umbrella, his fair and tender skin felt the warmth of the sun.

After hesitating for a moment, he turned around and took the paper umbrella from the maidservant, came to Zhizhi'er's side, and looked up.

Sure enough he came.

However, with such a long distance and so many people, how can one be sure who is him?
"Unfortunately, I can't see where the second master is."

Zhi'er let out a helpless sigh, then turned around and asked, "Girl, have you seen it?"

Not to call the master to call the girl is Miaoyu's meaning, and Zhizhi'er dare not go against it.

Ignored Zhizhi'er, although she didn't see the figure of the person she liked, but looking at the long dragon in front of her, this feeling of knowing that he was in front of her, but she couldn't find it, suddenly nourished her heart like a spiritual spring.

Miaoyu took a deep breath, dropped her gaze, and walked back to the painting table.

Handing the paper umbrella back to the maidservant, Miaoyu picked up the pen and swiped a pen to form a long scroll.

In the painting, there are sun and mountains and rivers, and there are long traffic and long queues.

Although compared with the previous waste draft, there are only a few more spots and figures whose faces cannot be seen clearly, but Miaoyu is very satisfied.

"Girl, no one can see."

"Ah."

Miaoyu nodded, signed the scroll without any haste, and wrote a poem, then rolled it up and put it away.

Standing up and taking a look at the avenue in the distance, he thought that with their speed, any random person could catch up with them.

I just don't know if that person can see her intentions from this painting...

(End of this chapter)